Bucharest's city hall spent some 700,000 euro to "green up" the city center, one newspaper reads on Tuesday. Nonetheless, Romanians can save some money if they opt for a new apartment rather than an old one, courtesy of the crisis. Elsewhere in the news, one newspaper blatantly talks about a taboo in our society: the gay community. Last but not least, Associated Press correspondent to Bucharest reveals her impressions about the city.
Gandul reads that Bucharest city hall spent 700,000 euro to plant grass in the city center in December last year. The newspaper reads that with this sum, authorities could have paved the streets with bamboos made floor.
When prompted for some explanations, Bucharest mayor Sorin Oprescu declared that he never said that money are not stolen. He further explained that if nobody steals, then people will fall, one by one.
The newspaper reads that company in charge started working in December 2008 and finished by February 2009, according to the contract. However, according to employees, the company did not work in December and January due to the fact that the soil was frozen.
Even though the area this spring looks just the same, authorities gave another contract to the company to continue their works and supplemented the initial contract by 1,78 million lei.
Nonetheless, Romanians themselves can save up some money if they decide to buy a new apartment than an old one, due to the economic crisis, Evenimentul Zilei reads. Most developers were pressured to drop prices by 20 to 25% to pay their credits and finish contruction works.
Even if older apartments can get 40% cheaper than their 2008 price level, the newspaper explains that on the long term, new apartments are the least expensive solution. The paper quotes several real estate experts saying that older apartments are har
